1. Song Session- Bethanie
Prayer, and songs, musician- Jodi.

2. Introduction to Faith Factor- Bethanie & Ryan (Jodi to help)
Tags, games, activities, lesson, separation into 2 groups.

3. Faith Game- Ryan (Bethanie & Jodi to help)
Start with asking for a volunteer to test his/her faith. Have 2-4 people stand around the volunteer and have the volunteer close his/her eyes and lean in to the arms of the people around him/her. Have the catchers push the volunteer around to each others arms. Also have the catchers delay pushing the person for the increased scare affect. Play until all who want to have a turn get to be caught.

Make sure the volunteer asks the person giving him a push which number he is going to count up to before he pushes him down. And, make sure one of the volunteer gets tricked twice in the game.

4. Faith Lesson- Jodi (Ryan to help with tags, questions and quizzes along the way, determined by jodi)
Every participant is blind folded in this section. There will be 20 tags all around the room. Participants are given 30 seconds to remember where they are and will be blind folded throughout the whole devotion. There are a total of 4 major sub topics, and a question will be asked in relation to the sub topic and at the end of the topic. The first one to complete a task determined by Jodi gets to answer the question. If the answer is correct, the person gets to walk around the room and collect as many tags as possible in 1 minute. If wrong, the next person gets to answer. The successful candidate who got the tags are now out of the game. The objective is to learn about what God tells us about faith, and to score points for the team.

My Prayer Is: That faith IS a factor for you! James 1:1-12
God is testing our faith in the following 3 ways:
1) Trials (vs. 2-4)

1. Temptations of Satan to sin- Afflictions/Persecutions for the sake of the gospel

2. Perseverance –to stick with your task or trial during difficulties
3. Maturity – Turn to Matt. 5:48 –(be perfect)

2) Dependency (vs. 5-8)

1. Note: without finding fault = Need to be in a right relationship

2. God rewards righteousness
1.Mark 11:24 “Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they shall be granted you”
2.I John 5:14,15 “And this is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us”
3.Both of these verses confirm verse 6 in that you must ask Him and believe (faith factor)

If you you’re doubting than don’t be expecting anything, then again if you doubt, you probably won’t be expecting anything

4.Double-minded – picture a person with two heads. Two brains arguing with each other
Double –minded = unstableness


3) Circumstances (vs. 9-11)
Humbleness always honored in the Bible

1. Taking pride in your high position? Yes, because James 4:6, says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble”
2. The rich should take pride in their low position
3 . A rich person needs to be in a state of gratefulness. He also needs his dependency to be on God. The problem is that riches often complicate this and cause people to become prideful and we know that the Lord opposes that.

These are comfort words to those of us who aren’t rich, but also sobering words to those that have money.


What will help when we are tested in our, “Trials,” “Dependency,” and “Circumstances”?
1.Persevere – to stick with your task or trial during difficulties

If you stand the test = rewards – eternal life, crowns that we will end up laying at Jesus’s feet because when we see Him we will understand that He alone is worthy!

2.For those who love Him- This is a motivating factor
a. God loved the world
b. We love Him because he first loved us says I John 4:19

Let me ask you the question? Is FAITH a factor for you?

Share the GOSPEL! Call for a response! The ABC’s of Salvation:
A:dmit: Realize that you’re a sinner! Rom. 3:23, Rom. 6:23,
B:elieve: Repent (change your mind) Rom. 10:9
C:hoose: Matt. 28:20 – obey Christ and the Word

5. Trust and Prayer in Youth Group-
Jodi (Bethanie to help with candles and Ryan to help with lights)

Begin by presenting the following scenario. You have come to youth group and are facing a difficult situation and need someone to talk to whom you can trust. Ask youth to raise their hand if there is one person in youth group (not counting adults) whom you feel comfortable talking to. Then ask how many have two, three or four people they can so trust. Take time to discuss what makes people trustworthy. In our group the following were the most common characteristics mentioned: being a good listener, not being judgmental and having had a positive trusting experience in the past.

Refer to the game’ faith game’ When did they begin to lose trust? Most of our youth maintained trust through the first error but the second time they were tricked, they reported a loss of trust which increased if there were subsequent errors.

Read Proverbs 3:5. Discuss how difficult it is to trust in the Lord with all your heart and not to depend on your own understanding of things.

Now take time to ask youth to share one thing that they would like to see changed. The change reported could be about themselves, the youth group, their families, their school or the world. Point out that sharing such important things requires a trust in each other. As youth share their thoughts, take time to briefly discuss the requests made then record them.



Ask youth to sit "Indian style" in a circle. Have some small candles available that can be held, one for each youth. Read the requests for change that have been recorded. Now advise youth that we will pray for these as follows. A youth leader will light a candle and pray referencing at least several of the recorded requests for change. Once the leader has completed his or her prayer, youth are invited to light a candle of their own and pray. The list of things to be changed is made available for those who need it. After a couple of candles have been lit extinguish the lights in the room.


When we did this one of our youth asked, "Do you mean pray out loud?" and I replied "Yes, that is what trust is all about". Though only an eighth grader, he was willing to participate. When all youth, who wish to participate, have prayed, the youth leader should say a concluding prayer and then ask youth to see how their candles have brightened the room. Advise that our prayers bring light and hope to people. Extinguish the candles one by one noting the contribution each youth's candle made to overcoming the darkness of the room.

6. Things needed for activities
Blindfolds, bibles, stationary, faith factor tags, candles. Lighter, paper and pens, guitar, song books.